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ALPHABETICALLY
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Dictionary entry overview: What does alphabetically mean?
• ALPHABETICALLY (adverb)
The adverb ALPHABETICALLY has 1 sense:
1. in alphabetical order
Familiarity information: ALPHABETICALLY used as an adverb is very rare.
Dictionary entry details
Sense 1
Meaning:
In alphabetical order
Context example:
the list was arranged alphabetically
Pertainym:
alphabetical (relating to or expressed by a writing system that uses an alphabet)
Context examples
I have seen a great many lists of her drawing-up at various times of books that she meant to read regularly through—and very good lists they were—very well chosen, and very neatly arranged—sometimes alphabetically, and sometimes by some other rule.
(Emma, by Jane Austen)
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